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Veterinarians in Rappahannock County, VA
How Rappahannock County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.2M
- On pets · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $633K
- 77% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 5.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,439
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Rappahannock County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 16.8 per 10,000 households, 5.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $1,060 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Rappahannock County spend about $3.2M a year on pets. That works out to $633K per clinic, 77% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Rappahannock County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 498 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Rappahannock County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Rappahannock County compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Rappahannock County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $633K | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 498 | 3,393 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,060 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,380 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Rappahannock County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Rappahannock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,439+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 2,985
- Median age
- 50.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 266 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $83,380
- Average household income
- $133,486
- Median home value
- $506,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,514
- Daytime population
- 6,174Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 89 | 18 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +2.1% | #13 of 1,485 |
| 2Alexandria city, VA | 86 | 14 | 1.8 | $6.6M | +1.0% | #32 of 1,485 |
| 3Suffolk city, VA | 86 | 12 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +10.4% | #38 of 1,485 |
| 4Spotsylvania County, VA | 85 | 15 | 2.9 | $4M | +10.5% | #41 of 1,485 |
| 5Stafford County, VA | 84 | 13 | 2.5 | $5.3M | +8.3% | #47 of 1,485 |
| 6Chesterfield County, VA | 84 | 49 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +8.7% | #53 of 1,485 |
| 7Richmond city, VA | 82 | 23 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +4.6% | #64 of 1,485 |
| 8Prince William County, VA | 81 | 47 | 3.0 | $4.3M | +4.2% | #70 of 1,485 |
| 9Frederick County, VA | 80 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +8.8% | #91 of 1,485 |
| 10Fairfax County, VA | 78 | 131 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +1.7% | #116 of 1,485 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Not scored | 5 | 16.8 | $633K | +1.6% |
Other business types in Rappahannock County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Rappahannock County, VA?
Rappahannock County has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Rappahannock County, VA spend on pets?
About $3.2M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $633K per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,985 households in Rappahannock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rappahannock County, VA compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Rappahannock County has 16.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 5.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $633K, 77% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Rappahannock County would have about 1, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 498 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Rappahannock County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Rappahannock County at 7,439 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,985 households. The median household income in Rappahannock County is $83,380 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
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